This week, Koffee With Karan will have a Sholay edge to it. After all, the guests are Jaya Bachchan and Hema Malini.
The actresses seem to enjoy themselves on Karan Johar's show as they talk about their time together on the sets of Ramesh Sippy's classic, and how they insist that it should not be remade.
Jaya also talks about her daughter-in-law-to-be, Aishwarya Rai, and how thrilled she is that Ash will be a part of the family soon.
Later on the show, the actresses are joined by their daughters Shweta Nanda Bachchan and Esha Deol.
Here are some excerpts:
Karan: So both of you, besides being members of Parliament, have one big thing in common. And that is Sholay. And that's something, which is so topical that it's wonderful to talk about it at any point of time! Anything you remember? What was your experience on the sets of Sholay?
Jaya: You know we used to drop in and say hello! There was nothing like, 'Oh my God! What's she doing?' or anything like that. It was very different.
Karan: What's also strange is the husband-wife combinations were the main leads and they went on to become... It's quite something actually...
Jaya: I should have played Basanti!
Karan: You should have played Basanti?
Jaya: Because I loved Dharmendra (Laughs) You know, when I saw him for the first time and I was introduced to him, there was a sofa like this... I went and hid behind it
Karan: Why?
Jaya: I was so nervous! I didn't know what to do. There was this fantastic looking man. I still remember what he was wearing -- white trousers and a white shirt and he looked like a Greek God!
Karan: That everyone says... Hemaji said the same thing when she first laid eyes on him!
Jaya: Poor you! You are stuck because of that! (Laughs)
Hema: Yeah! I am stuck because of that! (Laughs) I saw him at a premiere and I was just shocked!
Karan: He had that impact on women.
Hema: Of course he has.
Karan: And he still does.
Hema: Yes, he has still...
Karan: Shweta, do you think that the men take prominence in the house?
Shweta: Yes! They're attention seekers.
Jaya: The biggest baby takes the most attention.
Karan: Which is your son?
Jaya: No.
Karan: Oh, your husband!
Jaya and Shweta: Yes!
Karan: Do you think he's the biggest baby?
Jaya and Shweta: Yes!
Jaya: Completely!
Karan: You never miss the glamour and the glitter?
Shweta: Actually, it's very easy for me because I get all the perks but none of the responsibilities.
Karan: Really?
Shweta: Yeah. I can live the most semi-normal life unlike all of them and then I enjoy the fun things like coming on your show. (Laughs)
Karan: Esha, are you close to mom? Do you tell her about your relationships, about boyfriends? Are you'll like buddies?
Esha: Yeah, yeah, completely.
Jaya: Liar!
Esha: What liar? (Laughs)
Karan: So you know everything that's happening?
Hema: Both the girls... whatever's happening, they tell me.
Karan: Do you get shocked sometimes when they come and tell you details?
Esha: We don't get into that many details.
Hema: I told them from the beginning... whatever's happening, come and tell me. I don't want to hear it from out you know.
Karan: And read in the magazines. Sometimes do you hide articles? Like sometimes people write all kinds of rubbish...
Esha: No. But right now, no ones writing any kind of rubbish about me also... it's so boring!
Watch Koffee With Karan on Sunday, April 15 on Star One and Star World, at 9 pm.
